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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Mar 05, 1909

Page

2

Desirable Corner Property at Havelock and William Streets

Residential entry describing a two washhouse property owned by Charles BE with a fenced cultivated section, a convenient house, and easy terms offered by F Ferriman. Also advertises a half acre, sunlit parcel for Frank Frost, with price and terms available. Ips shop space for rent in central Borough, hardware business area, with rental details from Ferriman.

Havelock and William Streets Charles BE F. Ferribian Havelook Street Frank Frost Mesers Shearman Bros F. Ferriman Burnett ‘Street Air H. Cocks Perriaian

Ephemeris Bun Date Rises Sets and Moon Phases

Ephemeris data lists daily sun rise and set times from March 7 to March 12 with values around 6 at early morning and 6 30 pm evenings. Moon phases show Full Moon on March 7 at 2 26 p.m and Last Quarter on March 15 at 3 12 p.m. New Moon on March 22 at 7 4 a.m. First Quarter on March 29 at 4 19 a.m. Apogee on March 7 7 30 p.m. Perigee on March 21 11 p.m.

A. H. Im

Local and General From Ashburton District News

Mount Hutt Road Board discusses ministerial claim on Methven line receipts and expenditures over five years. Telegraph closures at Ashburton Post Office, shooting match results, Millichamp prize wins, and harvest updates across Canterbury towns with rail, harbour, and hospital plans noted.

Mount Hutt Road

Ashburton notices new premises and staff updates

The Registrar of Births in Ashburton waits on department sanction to install furniture and signage before moving to new offices. G T Lightfoot, recently joining Wellington Labour, will replace Bean as Ashburton Factory Inspector and be named Inspector of Awards. In church, Rev G Knowles-Smith spoke on Primitive Methodism. Joe Thompson, Australian sportsman, has died in Madeira. The Pakaia and Rangitata rivers are reported f ishable. Captain Edwin’s forecast notes moderate to strong winds. Mr I Potter becomes sole Ashburton agent for Clapham’s patent horse-holder. Ashburton County Council discusses night and Sunday telephone exchange staffing. The first Christchurch motor taxi ran with 12–14 mph trials. Thomas Williams of Breconshire, aged 100, still attends services and teaches Sunday school.

G. Tt. Lightfoot Labour Department Wellington Bean Ashburton John Lambie

Ashburton Hospital Committee Holds February Meeting

The Ashburton Hospital Committee met today with chairman H Davis and members Gates Reid and WHT Dickie. The chair reported on outstanding accounts and compliments to the lady visitors while Dr Hunter cited February admissions and discharges, two deaths, four operations, and a diphtheria case. A probationer attachment and staff appointments were approved, requests to join the nursing staff noted, and £130 10s 3d of accounts approved for payment.

Ashburton Hospital Aessrs H _Davis Gates Charles Reid Dickie Oes Hunter I. M. Griffiths Bliss Mawson Aspinall Temuka Messrs Reid

Picnic at Ashburton markscooperative asso branch event

Ashburton branch of the New Zealand Farmers Co operative Association held its annual picnic at the mouth of the Ashburton river in fine weather. About over attendees traveled by three drags and lighter vessels, with Mr W Ralph the general manager speaking on staff goodwill and hoped for future cross-branch gatherings. Winners were Culverhouse in 100 and 75 yards, McDonald with T Culverhouse in the three legged race, Miss Low and Miss Gourdie won ladies events, and swimming saw T McDonald first.

Ashburton New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association Altoggether W. Ralph Culverhouse Wpage Smith McDonald

Picnic at Hinds Presbyterian Sunday School Held at McDowell Paddock

The annual Sunday School picnic in Mr W D S McDowell's paddock drew a large number of families and children for races, refreshments, and an evening concert chaired by Mrs Blair. Prizes were awarded to numerous children and teachers were praised for their work. Florence Moore won the superintendent's catechism prize.

Hinds Presbyterian Sunday School Blair Sones Hansen Clarke Davidson Goldsmith Gibbs Greer Wil Aan McDowell Mesers Hansen Button Brnt W. McDowell Florence Moore

Ashburton Draws With Timaru in Nine-Man Club Match

Timaru won the toss and declared at 274 for four. Ashburton reply 128 for three in an hour and a half, led by veteran George Andrews 38 on his 60th birthday. Final totals show 274 declared, Ashburton 128 for three.

Ashburton Timaru George Andrews Timarua

Blizzard and shipping notes from the news week

Blizzards sweep England isolating hamlets while Oxford and Cambridge events proceed. London reports snowbound areas and a Channel delay to King Edward. Canada France steamship subsidies rise and Taft inaugurated president with a large parade. Congo trade freedoms and Belgian treaty rights discussed by Sir Edward Grey.

Drowning and injury reports across multiple cities

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. Auckland reports a drowning off Shelly Beach Ponsonby with John Cliss Dawson missing after attempting a swim. Dunedin records Samuel Campbell dying in hospital after a fall and intoxication incident. Christchurch notes nine year old Hannibell injuring a leg at St Joseph School and Hulston with a broken arm. New Plymouth covers an inquest into an elderly woman found dying, possibly Emma Nicholson. Dunedin reports wheel tapper Charles Keeley badly injured by a shunting engine.

Dunedin Samuel Campbell Campbell Christchurch Hannibell St Joseph School Papanui Hulston Aylesbury New Plymouth Emma Nicholson Stratford Charles Keeley Balclutha Keeley Dimedin Hspital

Harvest forecast and threshingProgress notes from Methven

The Methven correspondent reports splendid harvest weather has persisted enabling stacking and rapid threshing. Henderson Bros of Bellmont threshed a large paddock yielding over 700 bushels of Gartons and sold promptly to a miller at a satisfactory gate.

Mesars Henderson Bros Bellmont

Local option poll results announced for Wellington

Official results from the November local option poll show 414,208 valid votes from 537,003 electors. Continuance including license restoration tallies 188,140. reduction 162,562. no license 221,471. In sixty eight licensing districts the verdicts were 15 continuance, 34 no proposal, 6 no license, 7 reduction, 110 license retained 8.

Wellington Focal Option

Prominent Firms Fined for By-law Breaches in Wellington

In Wellington on March 5 magistrates charged several leading firms with fixing sale notices on verandahs in breach of city by-laws. It marked the first such cases with fines of 5s imposed on each firm.

Wellington Magistrate's Court

International Crisis Report From St Petersburg March 4

The Russian Foreign Office has received informal intimation that Servia will abstain from provocation and is resolved to refer her case to the arbitration of the Powers. The Noroe Vremya opposes Austria’s claim that Servia must abandon her claims before the Conference of the Powers.

St, Petersburg Servia I Noree Vremya Austria Servia

Unemployment debate exposes farm colony ire in Commons

In London on March 4 the House of Commons debated unemployment policy. Ramsay MacDonald opposed Burns’s dismissal of farm colonies for women and called for repeal of the Unemployed Worker's Act if the government doubted it. LloydGeorge argued the grants were temporary relief amid difficulties. The Nationalists obstructed, while police arrested Clonmel editor Murphy at six in the morning.

London House of Commons Ramsay ‘MacDonald Burns Lloyd-George Murphy Clonmel Hun

Suffragist Despard Released On Grounds Of Ill Health

London report notes Mrs Despard, prominent suffragist, released from detention on ill health grounds. Also: Canada Foreign Affairs Department briefed March 5 and Prime Minister Asquith’s Commons reply regarding Canada founding an external affairs department but not expanding powers.

London Mra Despard Asquith House ‘of Commons Gilbert Parker Canada Department of External Affairs Commonwealth

Churchill Warns Tariff Changes Risk Trade Interests

Mr Churchill at a London Chamber of Commerce banquet warned that French tariff revision threatens trading interests. The Board of Trade pledged action to protect the country while Britain considers retaliation as a possible, limited tool. Toward Law noted Churchill’s stance marked a shift from old liberal dogma on fighting hostile tariffs.

Churchill London Chamber of Commerce Board of Trade America Toward Law Churchil

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